I don't know since when, this girl named "Willy Blois" has meant too much to Maka.
I think back when I first met her in the Hogwarts library, the brief conversation was more mysterious.
After that, the successive meetings and usually simple and plain exchanges made Maka not only more curious, but also basically felt like she had a friend who was not so "normal".
At that time, Willy gave people the impression that she was just a strange girl with many secrets behind her.
She has no expression and is not good at talking. Even when we are together, she often stays silent and looks at everything around her.
To be honest, this kind of period, when her presence or absence would not have much impact on life, really lasted for a long time, so long that even Maka almost forgot the secret behind her.
But just when Maka thought that Willie might always be just an ordinary friend of his, an accident caused him to connect some bad things with this girl.
Willy's missing emotions, the legend of Veela's origin, the blood curse of the Blois family... and the "source of disaster" recorded one by one in the "Book of Sin" by Maka.
Compared with the Bewitching Monument, the Dagger of Pain, the Devouring Mirror, etc., which all sound frightening, the state that Willy usually displays can only be said to be harmless to humans and animals.
But after witnessing Willy releasing the seal deep in the underground vault of Darkling Pavilion, Maka understood that the harm that weird energy could cause would probably never be lost to any other thing.
And from the moment he realized this, Maka knew that Willy meant a lot to him.
Now, looking at the girl who had just been woken up and was still a little sleepy, Maka greeted her with a relaxed expression while checking her current physical condition.
Around the two of them, there was nothing else in the room except a bed.
A layer of mist-like red mist was gently filling the room. From the last time Maka left to now, for such a long time, they have been flowing and wandering slowly every day, as if they will never stop.
"you are tired."
Suddenly, Willie, who was sitting casually on the bed, tilted her head and looked at Maka leisurely with her eyes.
"Yes! I am indeed a little tired recently... a little busy." Maka carefully felt every fluctuation of magic power in Willie's body, and after a moment, she distractedly responded.
Hearing this, Willy nodded slightly, then raised her hand to tuck the silver-white hair that had fallen down her face back behind her ears.
"Then... you can come later," she said calmly, "I'm not busy."
This time, Maka did not answer immediately. Instead, she waited for the examination to be completed before looking at Willy's still delicate face again.
"If it's later, the effect will be much worse!" He said, "And... now I'm not just helping you, I may have other uses for the 'bad things' hidden in your blood."
"Can I help you?" Willie blinked, then nodded slightly, "I understand."
At this point, the two suddenly became quiet again. There was obviously not much conversation from beginning to end, but it seemed as if everything that needed to be said had been said, leaving only a kind of silence that was not annoying.
Not long after, Maka finally stood up while leaning on the edge of the bed. After leaning over and confirming the rune array arranged under the bed earlier, she walked towards the door of the room again.
"I'll be back in a moment."
"Um."
…
The head of the Blois family and the old housekeeper were waiting in the corridor outside, especially the former, who seemed very anxious inside. Even though he knew that it was just an inspection and nothing had started yet, when he saw Maka coming out, he couldn't help but immediately approached him to ask about the situation.
"Don't worry, Mr. Blois." Maka comforted him, "Willy's physical condition is very good, the blood seal in her body is also very stable, and the pattern I laid before I left last time is still functioning normally... Just wait a little longer for the magic fields in the room to synchronize with Willy's bloodline, and we can begin."
"Really?" Mr. Blois nodded first, but then he was worried, "Then... won't it be equivalent to the seal being lifted? That kind of influence... will not spread in the castle. Bar?"
"No, of course not! But, remember what I said when I came here just now? The premise is that no one must be allowed to enter Willy's room—no one except me."
"No problem, I will personally guard the door."
After making another promise, Willy's father continued:
"So... after you checked just now, can you judge the probability of success this time?"
In fact, Maca found it difficult to answer Mr. Blois's question.
After thinking for a moment, he couldn't help but explain:
"Actually, it is difficult to separate the 'curse' in Willy's body, but after such a long period of synchronization, it is no longer a problem. The difficulty this time, to be honest, is at the soul level..."
As an ancient wizard family whose heritage is the art of summoning, Bulova's understanding of souls is not superficial. But because of this, he understood that any magical research involving the soul was very difficult and complicated.
"In other words, the key this time is whether I can successfully peel off the curse imprinted on Willy's soul..."
Maka talked and slowly stopped at the end.
In fact, when he first thought about this so-called "cursed mark", he immediately thought that it was most likely a regular rune... At least among the "sources of disaster" he came into contact with, it seemed that every one of them was a regular rune. Related to a certain branch of soul rules.
If he can find another soul rune in Willy's soul this time, it will undoubtedly prove that the curse of the Blois family does have an unknown connection with the Bewitching Monument and other objects.
This may not be a good thing for Maka, but it may bring him unexpected help...
Who knows
He didn't want to think about these issues now, because his purpose was first to free Willie from the shadow of the unreasonable curse, so that she could freely show her joy, anger, sorrow, and joy.
After that, there are other pros and cons related to Maka himself.
Putting all the thoughts in his mind aside, Maka took out his staff and let out a breath.
"The time is coming. If nothing else happens... Well, no. I mean, let's wait until the early hours of tomorrow to see you again!"
"Anyway, thank you, McClain!"
Mr. Blois nodded at Maka's turning back. After the door closed again, he turned back and looked at the old housekeeper.
"I can't wait to see Miss's smile."
…
In the room, Maka, who had closed the door, suddenly turned around and looked around the room from left to right, which was filled with red aura.
At the same time, he asked softly:
"Willie, are you ready?"
"Um."
Willie just sat relaxed on the bed and nodded lightly.
In fact, she didn't need to do anything at all. The reason why Maka asked this was just to remind Willie that it was about to officially begin.
The very next second after Willie responded, Maka suddenly put the staff in her right hand on the floor, and the red color in the entire space became brighter and richer.
From the beginning, it seemed to be nothing, but now, almost every air flow formed by red mist particles can be seen clearly with the naked eye.
It seemed that it was just translucent blood that was no longer bound by blood vessels, but was still flowing along the established route.
From then on, the "blood synchronization" that Maka mentioned before became very clear - didn't the flowing red mist correspond to the interweaving and flow of every blood vessel in Willie's body
"First of all, it's the mapping of bloodline."
While whispering softly, Maka paused her staff again.
Immediately, I saw that the flowing red mist gradually became thicker and more vivid.
It was as if the blow he just struck had moved all the blood in Willy's veins into the room, making people worry whether the blood in her body was constantly disappearing.
"Secondly, it's the synchronization of magic power."
Another tap of the staff, and the next second, the whole room seemed to shake.
This change cannot be observed with the eyes, but even the head of the Blois family and the old housekeeper in the corridor outside felt an inexplicable shock.
“Again, it’s the resonance of the rules.”
This time, Maka did not touch the staff again, but raised her left hand.
When a rune interpreted with "arrogance" appeared in his palm, even the wizards in the entire Blois Castle could feel it - there was an overwhelming sense of oppression originating from the soul!
At this moment, only two people were not affected in any way. One is Maka himself who outlines the rule runes, and the other is naturally Willy.
"In the end, the seal reappeared with the power of the curse."
What came at the same time as Maka's muttering, as if talking to herself, was an unparalleled pressure. And this invisible pressure also comes from the soul as Maka's "arrogance"... but there are subtle differences.
The soul rune that Maka used just now was not for other reasons. It could even be said that it had nothing to do with helping Willy.
He did that entirely to protect himself.
Now, as the only person standing in this room except Willy, Maka alone bears the effects of the curse spreading in this small space.
In order to keep himself awake, he must use the rules of the soul to resist, which is obviously the biggest prerequisite for helping Willy.